I now have a FS 29er and I don't race or own a sausage suit. I have abandoned my hardtail 26er and everyone that insists or riding these is to be considered behind the times and no longer progressive and deemed a throwback. I will continue to hold this position until 650 wheels are forever proclaimed to be the ultimate development in technology making everything before it obsolete and anyone that continues to ride or claim another wheel size suits their riding to be confused and misguided for there can only be one true way. I have six sets of pedals and three different bars that I change according to the riding partners so I will not be mocked or ridiculed. Sometimes they even match the riding conditions.
All bikes are to have dropper sets (Trials bikes excluded); enough said.
Not owning a fat bike will soon be seen as unthinkable. There will be a glut of fat bikes in the market in two years.
Inserting a stick into a soft brown substance and stirring vigorously can be quite soothing.

I now have a FS 29er and I don't race or own a sausage suit. I have abandoned my hardtail 26er and everyone that insists or riding these is to be considered behind the times and no longer progressive and deemed a throwback. I will continue to hold this position until 650 wheels are forever proclaimed to be the ultimate development in technology making everything before it obsolete and anyone that continues to ride or claim another wheel size suits their riding to be confused and misguided for there can only be one true way. I have six sets of pedals and three different bars that I change according to the riding partners so I will not be mocked or ridiculed. Sometimes they even match the riding conditions.
All bikes are to have dropper sets (Trials bikes excluded); enough said.
Not owning a fat bike will soon be seen as unthinkable. There will be a glut of fat bikes in the market in two years.
Inserting a stick into a soft brown substance and stirring vigorously can be quite soothing.

thank you sir for your enlightening words of wisdom. your contribution is right on, including the stick work.

i guess this strava thing did not really grow on me, but i will change... promise...

You're making it sound like you don't need compete internet documentation of your life to validate yourself both as a cyclist and as a human being in general.

And that's just crazy talk.

Yes, this is the time of the year when I notice I am just off-pace for some meaningless end-of-year riding milestone, and start ramping up the totals to achieve some flaky objective that by January 5th not even I will give a crap about.

But for the next month, this will result in me mindlessly logging dark, cold, damp, junk-miles that would have been far more productive and enjoyable back in the sunny days of June.

To that end, I just put the high-pressure slicks on my mountain bike last night, and it just had an random and sudden decompression of the back tire sitting next to my desk at the office.

God I hate tubes.

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Of course, I should give you the benefit of a doubt and assume that your weak number plate mojo may have been no fault of your own. It may well have been the result of substandard, non-regulation zip ties that you tried to get on the cheap but didn't hold up under load because they didn't meet IZTMA specifications.

You got this all backwards. Think about the gift Joey has given cyclists everywhere (over 700k views) compared to if he had cleared the barrier. I vote Joey for international cyclist of the year award, 2012.

One might guess that Joey's perspective on whether he was OK may have differed from the spectator's comment.

Originally Posted by osokolo

however, if he had clipless - he could have bunny hopped the obstacle. am i out of line here?

That question is one for the ages, but I can say with reasonable confidence that trail running shoes would be preferable to clipless cycling shoes for extended running sections after dismounts. Watch Sven Nys' surprise footwear selection at the CX worlds in Louisville in the new year, and you'll see what I mean.

You want to put someone up for international cyclist of the year for a crash then it's Cam Zink /end debate.

Well, that neatly sums up why I won't be entering the world of extreme freeriding any time soon. I think Cam is about due for complete skeletal replacement at this point. Adamantium might be a good choice for him.

I bet he never would have attempted that gap on a fat bike!

Please enjoy seeing this terrible collection of me - something wonderful is about to happy.

This is actually one of the most fun bikes I've owned in the last 10 years.

couldn't tell from the other picture. I bet it is a lot of fun. Something that small would be awesome to throw around. Like a BMX/trail bike hybrid. Something like Inspired bikes is making. I know a guy riding a Hex with a shock in the Agreement forest.

You want to put someone up for international cyclist of the year for a crash then it's Cam Zink /end debate

Cam's like the riding equivalent of the kid who yells "Look Ma, I can fly" just before jumping out of the tree. Did he forget his parachute or something? Anyhow, until he's making that jump on a 'cross bike Joey still wins.

Cam's like the riding equivalent of the kid who yells "Look Ma, I can fly" just before jumping out of the tree. Did he forget his parachute or something? Anyhow, until he's making that jump on a 'cross bike Joey still wins.

yeah, i tend to agree with that... even in his fall, Cam looks big... Joey's fall is just glorious...

Yes, this is the time of the year when I notice I am just off-pace for some meaningless end-of-year riding milestone, and start ramping up the totals to achieve some flaky objective that by January 5th not even I will give a crap about.

But for the next month, this will result in me mindlessly logging dark, cold, damp, junk-miles that would have been far more productive and enjoyable back in the sunny days of June.

Darn! - I thought I was the only one. It is somehow comforting to learn that others are afflicted with this condition.